The Making of Murdoch: Power, Politics and What Shaped the Man Who Owns the Media

To unpeel the layers of ‘the man who owns the media’, it’s difficult to think of someone more qualified than Tom Roberts ... Here, Roberts again applies his forensic approach and scholarly rigour. * Spear's Magazine *
The Making of Murdoch is the essential prequel to one of the great media and succession stories of our time. Tom Roberts' rigorous research shows how the life and times of Sir Keith Murdoch set his son Rupert on course to bestride print and television in three continents of the English speaking world from Adelaide to London to New York. How did a well-connected and Oxford-educated scion of the British Empire come to create the tabloid Sun newspaper and Fox News Channel? Roberts unearths the roots of the Murdoch story for good or bad. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the media today. * Adam Boulton, Editor-at-Large Sky News *
'This outstanding book holds the key to understanding not just Rupert Murdoch, but also the brutal power of modern media.’ * Peter Oborne, journalist and broadcaster *
[Includes] compelling material about Keith’s journalistic flaws. * British Journalism Review *